About Aluminum Reel with Tension & Locking System

In the early days of Cave Diving, Reels were not available to buy off the shelf. Divers used anything they could, including Empty Electrical Wire Spools. When Exploring, Divers would Pay-Out the Line and if they didn't Empty-the-Spool it would be left in the Cave for the Next Dive. Aqua's Aluminum Primary Reel is a Large Diver's Reel designed for Cave and Wreck Diving. The Reel is available with 2-Line Lengths of 150' or 250' (45 74 or 76 2 meters) of Nylon 0 079" (2 mm). Thick Line, has a Corrosion Resistant Aluminum Anodized Frame, Plastic Spool, Spring Loaded Slide Gate Swivel Bolt Snap, and Drag System.

The Reel Position the Handle On-Top, which helps Divers who use a Handheld Light to hold Both-the-Light-and-the-Reel in One-Hand, Freeing the other Hand to Work the Reel. Reel has Large-Tension Adjustment Control Knob which is Easy-to-Use with Gloved Hands, and helps prevent Bird-Nesting and Back-Lash of the Line. Reel is Ideal for Lift Bag Deployment.

The Aluminum Reel with Tension & Locking System is commonly used for All Diving Applications, Cold Water, Professional, Recreation, Warm Water and more. The Aluminum Reel with Tension & Locking System is most used by customers who consider themselves to be a Advanced, Advanced Diver, Professional among others. The Aluminum Reel with Tension & Locking System is popular because customers like the following qualities of the Aluminum Reel with Tension & Locking System: Easy To Use, Functional, Improves Diving Experience, Lightweight, Solid Construction.

I tested this product while wreck diving. First of all: The reel is too small to be useful: The pin you use to spin the reel is too close to the "tension...Read complete review

I tested this product while wreck diving. First of all: The reel is too small to be useful: The pin you use to spin the reel is too close to the "tension adjustment knob" and too short to be effectively used with diving gloves. The tension adjuster knob is a toy you will never use and doesn't really do it's job anyway. The little locking mechanism is nice for storage, but in the way underwater: It's exactly where you would put the finger to add tension on the spool. In addition: This spool is only suitable for right handed divers. In a confined environment where you have to switch the reel from hand to hand once in a while, this one is unnecessarily difficult to use.

This reel works great due to the tension knob. like a bait casting reel. I use these daily working on a dive boat running lines for the customers. it is easy to use. only problem I have is it does bend in some causing it to bind and this is my fault in that it does get banged up some.

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Shopper
Why Did You Choose This?

NEAL L
To hold surface marker, but it got retired as being too heavy for airline travel. Bought the thumb reel

Shopper
What is the weight of the reel?

JOHN M
The exact weight I do not know, but it is easy to handle in the water and doesn't strain your hand or wrist when using it. This reel seems almost weightless in the water and is a great tool for most divers to have.

Shopper
could I attach this to a surface buoy and drag it behind a boat at low speed?

MIKE B
I do not think that is a good idea. As Tania stated, "...why would you want to?". Use a tow line to tow a buoy behind a boat. Use the reel for what it was designed for: wreck penetration, ascent line, marker buoy and the like.